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Definitions for Sample
[1] a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
[2] Statistics . a subset of a population: to study a sample of the total population.
[3] a sound of short duration, as a musical tone or a drumbeat, digitally stored in a synthesizer for playback.
[4] serving as a specimen: a sample piece of cloth.
[5] to take a sample or samples of; test or judge by a sample.
[6] a small part of anything, intended as representative of the whole; specimen (as modifier ) a sample bottle
[7] Also called: sampling statistics a set of individuals or items selected from a population for analysis to yield estimates of, or to test hypotheses about, parameters of the whole population. A biased sample is one in which the items selected share some property which influences their distribution, while a random sample is devised to avoid any such interference so that its distribution is affected only by, and so can be held to represent, that of the whole population See also matched sample (as modifier ) sample distribution
[8] (tr) to take a sample or samples of
[9] music to take a short extract from (one record) and mix it into a different backing track to record (a sound) and feed it into a computerized synthesizer so that it can be reproduced at any pitch
Words related to Sample
case, fragment, pattern, specimen, piece, sampling, savor, examine, sip, inspect, individual, bite, morsel, illustration, sign, instance, portion, part, indication, representative
Words nearby Sample
samp, sampaguita, sampaio, sampan, samphire, sample, sample point, sample room, sample space, sampler, sampling
Origin of Sample
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English word from Old French word essample. See example
Other words from Sample
in·ter·sam·ple , noun, adjective, verb (used with object), in·ter·sam·pled, in·ter·sam·pling.
mis·sam·ple , verb, mis·sam·pled, mis·sam·pling.
re·sam·ple , verb (used with object), re·sam·pled, re·sam·pling.
Word origin for Sample
C13: from Old French essample, from Latin exemplum example
Synonyms for Sample
case, fragment, pattern, piece, sampling, specimen, bit, bite, constituent, element, exemplification, illustration, indication, individual, instance, morsel, part, portion, representative, segment, sign, typification, unit, case history, cross section